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| Autor/in | Chompurach, Wichuta |
|---|---|
| Titel | "Please Let Me Use Google Translate": Thai EFL Students' Behavior and Attitudes toward Google Translate Use in English Writing |
| Quelle | In: English Language Teaching, 14 (2021) 12, S.23-35 (13 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 1916-4742 |
| Schlagwörter | English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Instructional Effectiveness; Technology Integration; Translation; Computational Linguistics; Error Correction; Behavior Patterns; Undergraduate Students; Negative Attitudes; Editing; Writing Skills; Writing Assignments; Thai; Foreign Countries; Thailand |
| Abstract | The present study aims to investigate how Thai EFL university students use Google Translate (GT) in English writing, how they post-edit (PE) its outputs, and how they view GT use in English writing. The participants were 15 third-year non-English major students from three universities in Thailand. The data collection tools were an interview and two writing assignments. After the data analysis, the findings revealed the students' behavior of GT use and their output PE as well as their attitudes toward GT use in English writing. The results reported the students always used GT in completing writing tasks at both sentence and paragraph levels, and most students did PE the outputs before applying them. However, a few students used the outputs with no PE because they trusted in GT more than they did in themselves. Regarding the PE level, the students intended to address lexical and syntax errors, so their correcting covered the light level. The results also revealed mixed messages in their attitudes toward GT use in English writing. Most students viewed GT as a helpful, reliable assistant enhancing their writing quality, but some raw GT outputs of phrases, idioms, long sentences, and paragraphs were found incomprehensible. Also, the students acquired some bad habits from using GT. However, most students disagreed with not being allowed to use GT in English writing. The study recommended language teachers to provide Thai EFL students adequate instructions for the effective use of GT and its output PE. (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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